AT least two people have been killed after a bus smashed into a ditch near Paris.
It's understood the bus was swerving out of the way of a car driving on the wrong side of the road when it crashed.
Emergency services rushed to the scene this morning between Mantes-la-Ville and Mézières-sur-Seine on the D113 route at around 7am local time (6am BST).
Helicopters were also deployed to help cut passengers free from the wreckage.
Two people have died, and a further six are badly injured.
Cops have arrested the driver of the car, reports franceinfo.
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A source told the outlet the bus careered off the road while trying to avoid a car travelling on the wrong side of the road.
The D113 has been closed "until further notice" and motorists have been urged to avoid the area.
It comes days after a bus crash left 34 people dead and a further 12 hurt in Algeria.
The bus crashed into a commercial vehicle and burst into a blaze of flames on a highway.
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